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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      62,614</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,579</td>
<td class="r data">      21,367</td>
<td class="r data">         270</td>
<td class="r data">      23,369</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    37.3</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      70,667</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      20,002</td>
<td class="r data">      24,768</td>
<td class="r data">         308</td>
<td class="r data">      25,551</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      74,600</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,309</td>
<td class="r data">      26,853</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">      24,897</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    33.4</td>
<td class="r data">    47.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      70,530</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">      21,134</td>
<td class="r data">      26,519</td>
<td class="r data">         587</td>
<td class="r data">      21,992</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
<td class="r data">    44.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      67,172</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">      21,593</td>
<td class="r data">      25,183</td>
<td class="r data">         603</td>
<td class="r data">      19,433</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    29.1</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      60,728</td>
<td class="r data">         490</td>
<td class="r data">      19,625</td>
<td class="r data">      23,300</td>
<td class="r data">         664</td>
<td class="r data">      16,622</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    27.6</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      56,224</td>
<td class="r data">         966</td>
<td class="r data">      18,337</td>
<td class="r data">      21,292</td>
<td class="r data">         735</td>
<td class="r data">      14,862</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
<td class="r data">    40.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      52,962</td>
<td class="r data">       3,139</td>
<td class="r data">      17,680</td>
<td class="r data">      18,660</td>
<td class="r data">         704</td>
<td class="r data">      12,754</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    25.6</td>
<td class="r data">    39.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      50,777</td>
<td class="r data">       8,921</td>
<td class="r data">      17,249</td>
<td class="r data">      14,574</td>
<td class="r data">         729</td>
<td class="r data">       9,277</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">    37.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      47,165</td>
<td class="r data">      10,698</td>
<td class="r data">      16,314</td>
<td class="r data">      12,799</td>
<td class="r data">         722</td>
<td class="r data">       6,606</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    18.1</td>
<td class="r data">    32.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      61,945</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,484</td>
<td class="r data">      21,144</td>
<td class="r data">         268</td>
<td class="r data">      23,020</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
<td class="r data">    51.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      69,943</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,905</td>
<td class="r data">      24,558</td>
<td class="r data">         306</td>
<td class="r data">      25,137</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">    35.9</td>
<td class="r data">    50.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      73,948</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,225</td>
<td class="r data">      26,679</td>
<td class="r data">         506</td>
<td class="r data">      24,510</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">    33.1</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      69,837</td>
<td class="r data">         275</td>
<td class="r data">      21,027</td>
<td class="r data">      26,348</td>
<td class="r data">         583</td>
<td class="r data">      21,583</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    31.0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      66,370</td>
<td class="r data">         329</td>
<td class="r data">      21,429</td>
<td class="r data">      25,027</td>
<td class="r data">         600</td>
<td class="r data">      18,956</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      59,991</td>
<td class="r data">         489</td>
<td class="r data">      19,496</td>
<td class="r data">      23,156</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">      16,163</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    27.2</td>
<td class="r data">    40.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      55,463</td>
<td class="r data">         964</td>
<td class="r data">      18,231</td>
<td class="r data">      21,136</td>
<td class="r data">         730</td>
<td class="r data">      14,370</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      52,239</td>
<td class="r data">       3,128</td>
<td class="r data">      17,585</td>
<td class="r data">      18,559</td>
<td class="r data">         699</td>
<td class="r data">      12,243</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    24.9</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      50,089</td>
<td class="r data">       8,899</td>
<td class="r data">      17,144</td>
<td class="r data">      14,472</td>
<td class="r data">         723</td>
<td class="r data">       8,824</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      46,468</td>
<td class="r data">      10,686</td>
<td class="r data">      16,197</td>
<td class="r data">      12,698</td>
<td class="r data">         720</td>
<td class="r data">       6,142</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
<td class="r data">    31.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    25.7</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         348</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         706</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         642</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         385</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         681</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    59.9</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         778</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         144</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         474</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         705</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         105</td>
<td class="r data">         143</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         452</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         733</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          93</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         479</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         706</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         509</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         652</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          99</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    70.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         674</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          98</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         461</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    69.6</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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